Harshal Harbak joins IDBI Federal Life as CISO

Harshal Harbak has moved on from Reliance Home Finance to join IDBI Federal Life Insurance. He has taken over as the Chief Information Security Officer in the new company and will be reporting to its Chief Risk Officer.

In his new role, Harbak will be working on Infosec, cybersecurity, Governance risk and control.

At Reliance Home Finance, Harbak was accountable for cyber security posture of the financial services businesses of Reliance Home Finance and was a part of the core Infosec management committees (ISRMC & Steering Committee). In this role, he was instrumental in driving various information security initiatives at the strategic level.

IDBI Federal Life Insurance is a joint-venture between IDBI Bank and Federal Bank.

Harshal holds an MBA degree in Information Technology, and has several certifications to his credit including ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO 27001:2013, CND, and CEH V9.